Political party symbols

James McAuley, The Washington Post Published 6:53 am PST, Saturday, January 26, 2019 A demonstrator wearing a yellow vest holds a French national flag in front of a building daubed with graffiti against French President Emmanuel Macron during protests in Paris on Dec. 8. A demonstrator wearing a yellow vest holds a French national flag in front of a building daubed with graffiti against French President Emmanuel Macron during protests in Paris on Dec. 8. Photo: Bloomberg Photo By Anita Pouchard Serra Photo: Bloomberg Photo By Anita Pouchard Serra Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 A demonstrator wearing a yellow vest holds a French national flag in front of a building daubed with graffiti against French President Emmanuel Macron during protests in Paris on Dec. 8. A … [Read more...] about Do France’s ‘yellow vests’ have a future as a political party? Some hope so.

WORLD NEWS 07/16/2018 08:37 am ET A young French team revels in national unity two decades after a symbolic World Cup victory on home soil. By Nick Robins-Early and Geoffroy Clavel Even if they had failed to hang a second star on their jerseys on Sunday, which signifies a World Cup win, the players of the French national team would have still been able to claim a unique boast. Since the beginning of the 2018 tournament through to their 4-2 victory in the final against Croatia, this French team has had a different World Cup than in years past, but not just because they won ― it was the first time in decades that no French political party had attacked the team for its diversity. Les Bleus have spent years as a kind of lightning rod for discussions of race and identity in France. The conversation over the ethnic background of players and what version of France the team represents was not just whispered in fringe circles, but openly debated in French media and by … [Read more...] about For First Time In 20 Years, No French Political Party Attacked The National Team’s Diversity

Seventh-grade students at South Callaway Middle School proved they have a mind of their own Monday, breaking into groups to create political parties with different opinions on many issues — often at a level of maturity and openness to challenge their adult counterparts. Armed with poster boards and research, the students set up in the gym as part of the South Callaway Middle School Political Party Convention to show their parties' beliefs to other middle school students and judges. Each group discussed what they would focus on if elected, hoping to earn the votes of their peers. Teacher Chad Hecktor gave his students a task: Pick at least five topics to form a stance on and create a political party with a name, a slogan and a symbol. Dividing into 13 groups of four to six members each, students researched issues, created a display and prepared to discuss their opinions. "I don't particularly leave any topic off the list; there's nothing I tell them to shy away from," Hecktor … [Read more...] about SCMS students participate in political party convention